trauma processing

His films like *Irréversible* and *Climax* deliberately confront viewers with trauma through non-linear narratives and visceral imagery that mirrors psychological fragmentation.

Films such as *You Were Never Really Here* and *We Need to Talk About Kevin* explore trauma through fragmented editing, unreliable perspectives, and intimate psychological portrayal.

His works *Hereditary* and *Midsommar* examine how unprocessed grief and trauma manifest through family dysfunction and overwhelming sensory experience.